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is just declare victory, right? he is going to declare victory. but that doesn't mean he's a winner. he's just going to say he's the winner. >> on the eve of his trial, new audio of steve bannon, laying out trump's 2020 plans. plus, as the senate tries to trump proof american democracy, will it be enough? we're gonna get insight on that, one of in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. i am alicia menendez, in for chris hayes. and we have some major new developments tonight in the ongoing investigation into the insurrection on january 6th. the wall street journa...

winner. he's just going to say he's the winner. >> on the eve of his trial, new audio of steve bannon, laying out trump's 2020 plans. plus, as the senate tries to trump proof american democracy, will it be enough? we're gonna get insight on that, when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. i am alicia menendez in for chris hayes. and we have some major new developments tonight in the ongoing investigation into the insurrection on january 6th. the wall street journal reports that members of the house january 6th committee are considering seeking interviews...

Department that essentially says the president is above the director, therefore the president is not subject to the jurisdiction of the director, therefore it doesnt meet the definition of urgent concern, therefore the Inspector General is done. The Inspector General cant investigate anymore. Thats the Inspector Generals reading of the Department Opinion, that he is no longer allowed to investigate this. Is that your reading as well . Chairman, not necessarily the president , but the allegation has to relate to the funding, administration, operation of an Intelligence Activity within the respo...

To understand, why are these people continually trying to blockade an investigation into an attack against the congress? what is their interest in trying to impede a congressional investigation? which of course is illegal anyway. but why? what is it they're covering up? it's an amazing thing. >> yeah, i don't think i realized -- this is probably on me for not carefully reading that it was a document preservation as opposed to a document production request. so he's saying if you comply with a document preservation request there will be retaliation from a republican majority. to your point, just...

A little more fraught. what is your view sort of legally and constitutionally about the legitimacy of that request and its status and future? >> well, for one thing, you look at what kevin mccarthy was objecting to, it's silly because what he objected to was a document preservation request where we told the companies to hang on to any documents that they've got of relevance to our investigation. and he said if they comply with that there would be some kind of unspoken retaliation against them if and when the republicans come back into power. so essentially he's saying don't preserve the docume...